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GREENLAND VOYAGE. 
colour on the sides; and others, having a favour¬ 
able surface and position, reflected the sun’s rays 
with almost silvery brilliancy. 
The place where we fetched in with the land, 
was at the mouth of a small bay or inlet, in lati¬ 
tude 71° 2', which was named after Chevalier Mas- 
clet, late French Consul at Liverpool. Close by 
this bay is a remarkable mountain, that was called 
Church Mount, from its striking resemblance 
to a church; and two adjoining headlands, separa¬ 
ted by Masclet Bay, I named in compliment to 
two respected clergymen of Liverpool, Cape 
Jones and Cape Buddicom. Another head¬ 
land, a little farther to the southward, received 
the name of Cape Greg, out of respect and re¬ 
gard to Mr Samuel Greg of Quarry Bank; and a 
contiguous inlet, was named after another esteem¬ 
ed friend, Holloway Bay. 
The land at this time in sight was the most 
extraordinary of any that I had ever before seen ; 
but its more particular description is reserved for 
the following day. 
Several sets of altitudes were taken for the lon¬ 
gitude, as we approached the shore; and also ob¬ 
servations for the variation, &c. Our latitude, at 
mid-night, by meridian altitude below the pole, 
was 71° O'; and longitude, by chronometer, 21° 15' 
W., the nearest land being distant about six 
miles. ' 
